Chads Notes
Things I find that I think you should know
Windows 2016 Domain Controllers - Nothing stopping you now!!!
One of the biggest roadblocks environments have moving to Windows 2016 Domain Controllers has...
Date: 06/21/2018
Part 2: Configure Just Enough Admin to Manage Domain Joined Servers from Windows Admin Center
Part 1, covered setting up Windows Admin Center (WAC) as a gateway on Server Core. (Click here to...
Date: 06/12/2018
Active Directory PowerShell: Private Clouds and the Tale of Too Many Nested AD Groups
I’ve ran into this issue a few times now so I’m assuming its becoming more and more of a trend....
Date: 05/22/2018
Active Directory PowerShell Script to Report on Users with SPNs
A peer of mine Chris Nadler, reached out and said “Hey we really don’t have any good ways to scan...
Date: 04/25/2018
Quick Tip: Windows Server Core Start PowerShell
When logging into a Windows Server Core machine, I was dealing with some frustration due to not...
Date: 04/24/2018
My Notes on Setting up A POC Windows Hello For Business Lab using Hybrid Key Trust
My goal with this lab is to get Windows Hello Business to work on Windows 10 to show the user...
Date: 03/19/2018
AD PowerShell Tip: How to Find Unused Organizational Units in Active Directory
This is a quick tip I recently discovered and wanted to share. The Active Directory PowerShell...
Date: 03/13/2018
I have Azure AD, now what?
One common question I see is what should be the first thing I do after I set up Azure AD? Luckily...
Date: 03/13/2018
PASSWORD_NOTREQD How is this possible on User objects!!
This is a fun one that some of my peers at Microsoft have covered in their blogs. I’ve been working...
Date: 02/27/2018
ADPoSh: Find and Fix AdminSDHolder Orphans (AdminCount)
What exactly is an AdminSDHolder Orphan? This occurs when a security principle/object (User, Group,...
Date: 01/08/2018
AzureADPoSh: Azure AD Applications Password Expirations
Quick Post, I was recently asked how to find all the Application’s Password Expiration Date in Azure...
Date: 01/04/2018
PowerShell: Working with NuGet Repositories to Store Scripts
One thing that seems to interest even the most advance PowerShell user is the concept of having an...
Date: 09/20/2017
PoSh: No GUI 4 U – Server Administration
“I need to know how to do my job and perform certain task” When it comes to PowerShell this is the...
Date: 09/19/2017
Active Directory Powershell: Quick tip LastLogonTimeStamp and pwdLastSet
Here is a quick tip on how to quickly convert properties like LastLogonTimeStamp and pwdLastSet into...
Date: 08/18/2017
Powershell - Useful Azure AD queries using the AzureAD Module
It’s been a while since I have posted and wanted to share some queries I’m using for Azure AD to...
Date: 06/30/2017
Ugh - Active Directory Powershell Cmdlets time out or takes Forever!
This happens to me more than you can imagine, when performing simple searches against large Active...
Date: 02/17/2017
Powershell – Get Domain Controllers Scheduled Task
Real quick post for the day. This script is designed to enumerate every Domain Controller in a...
Date: 02/10/2017
Powershell - Copy ObjectGuid to MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid
Not going to go into much detail on why this is needed just wanted to provide a quick and easy...
Date: 12/15/2016
Powershell - What Active Directory Sites and Subnets are being used?
Why reinvent the wheel? The reason I ask this is I ran into an interesting challenge and wanted to...
Date: 12/06/2016
Active Directory Reporting - Create a password age report
Security is becoming one of the bigger topics as of late in regards to Active Directory. While...
Date: 11/15/2016
Chad’s Quick Notes - Installing a Domain Controller with Server 2016 Core
I will admit with Windows Server 2012 R2 I usually installed the full gui version and then once I...
Date: 10/25/2016
Updated 9/12/2017 - My Guidance on Identifying Stale Computers Objects in Active Directory using Powershell
This is a very common discussion, and a simple search using your favorite search engine provides...
Date: 06/08/2016
Domain Controller Patch/Hotfix Level Double Check
Its very easy to make assumptions, one assumption I seem to make frequently is assuming all of the...
Date: 06/08/2016
Audit All GPO’s for Deny User Right Assignments in an AD forest.
In large delegated Active Directory environments, one of the things I hear often is if I follow the...
Date: 05/05/2016
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Date: 01/15/2016